2022 Long Drive Champ Martin Borgmeier
Over the last couple of days, I’ve watched a couple Youtube videos involving strength training for golfers.
The two videos couldn’t be more different.
One video was titled “Best Shoulder Workout For Golf.”
The other video was by reigning world long drive champion Martin Borgmeier, who provided a glimpse into his training routine.
If you’ve been coming to this blog for awhile, you will probably guess which one of these videos I feel is more relevant.
The first is the standard golf fitness fare you will find online. It provides exercises, but has nothing to do with strength training.
This workout is a waste of time, unless maybe you have an injury to rehab. Your shoulders will get stronger with these exercises if you are untrained, but they will NOT get strong. I hope you understand the difference.
On the other hand, the video by Borgmeier demonstrates how a professional athlete trains for strength to help improve his performance at work.
He performs all four of the big compound lifts, including the squat, deadlift (more on this in a minute), bench press and even the overhead press.
For the deadlift, he was using a kettlebell, which didn’t make much sense, since standard kettlebells don’t get much heavier than 100 pounds.
But, at least he was incorporating the big lifts into his program, since it is those lifts that will get you strong when properly programmed.
The best way to gain strength and increase muscle mass fairly quickly is by incorporating these compound movements with proper programming.
I’ve put together a complete golf fitness program where strength training is the core component. It also addresses conditioning, diet and nutrition and provides you with a stretching guide as well.
You can learn more about it here… Golf Fitness Prescriptions.
